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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Do It All. Who me?

Wow! What a night!

First, Lulu and I went to the movies together and saw Footloose. It was the bomb!!!! That is, I really liked it! I couldn't stop smiling almost all night long. The dancing and music were great. I think I never saw the original Footloose, but the music from tonight's movie seemed like remakes from the first movie. I'm not really that into music, but I'm sure I would love to have the soundtrack to listen to. It really was great!

What was my favorite line from the movie? "A parent's job is to worry." {{Geez. Isn't that the truth?}}

After the movie, we stopped into Barnes and Noble... one of my all-time favorite stores. I saw this Do It All Mom calendar for sale.

I had to immediately walk away. I've taken a Zen-like approach to life lately. Well, I'm trying to be calmer, okay? This calmness doesn't come easy for me. Chill.

Is it just me or does this Do It All Mom calendar make you feel pressure to be perfect? Admittedly, the calendar was cool; but the title is awful. I'm sure they will sell tons of these calendars because every mom wants to feel like she can do it all. Here's a tip: You don't have to do it all. mkay? You will feel tons better if you stop trying to do it all. mkay? I promise.

Next Lulu and I buzzed through the beauty supply store. We found Justin Bieber's perfume set – front and center in the middle of the store. Did you know he has his own perfume now?

Apparently Taylor Swift has her own perfume too. Who knew?

To top of the night, when we got home we opened a letter saying that Lulu was accepted into National Junior Honor Society. Everyone else most of her friends got their letter on Friday. So, we were starting to assume that Lulu didn't get accepted. Seeing the acceptance letter was a nice surprise and a great topper to a wonderful mother/daughter night out.

Finally, I need to take care of a little blog update. So, here goes.

Speaking of the do-it-all motto. I was attempting to be a do-it-all blogger for the month of November. I'm sure that on November 1, as on previoues November 1s, I promised to blog every day for the month of November. I don't think that I have ever made this goal and it looks like this year will be no different. However, you might notice that I am on track to blog on more days in November than any other month in 2011. So, I think that's a bit of an accomplishment... only a few more blog posts left to go. I think I can do it.

Do you feel like you need a Do It All calendar or

does it create too much pressure?

To be honest, I probably would have bought the calendar if I had seen it 6 months ago. No offense to you if you have one. I'm learning to set boundaries. One of my boundaries is that I don't have to be perfect. Is this starting to sound like my own online therapy session? I apologize.

4 comments:

Fairy Grandmother
said...

First off, much congratulations to Lulu for her acceptance in the Junior National Honor Society! And then I think it is good not to need to be perfect as you will be much happier...no one is perfect we are all human and humans are not perfect...soooooo good for you! ♥

I love that you're blogging as much as you can, and at peace about that being more than usual, but not every day. I set weekly workout intentions... Usually to walk 8 miles and lift weights twice. When I only walk 6 miles and lift weights once, that's a whole lot more activity than if I never made an intention at all. See? We're winning!